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Regarding Puzzle Giveaways

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lokonopa

Greetings community,

I've been receiving many "this puzzle has been leaked" tickets and PMs lately. I wanted to clear up any confusion regarding our policy on puzzles. The only policy we've really held is that users do not give away the solutions in the forum or threads.

There are a limited number of ways a moderator can help keep a puzzle solution safe. Due to the number of people entering them, it's logistically impossible to safeguard the links.

Members have tried "email me solution, I'll email URL" before, but it's only been one extra step for leakers. As of now, we can't protect puzzle giveaways. However, we will continue to support them, remove if leaked, and if possible, suspend the accounts of those that were responsible for the leaks.

-regards

12 years ago*

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Yatterman

A suggestion to anyone holding a puzzle giveaway, make the final prize only view-able by people in an invite only group that only you can invite. Less leakage, more effort.

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PPG113

What would prevent someone from just emailing the person the solution that was leaked, being added and then being added to the group? Its the same exact thing as mentioned above with the "email me the solution and Ill send you the link" except the author has to also make a steam group.

12 years ago
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Yatterman

Because if they copy pasta solutions with little to no explanation differing from other submissions, it's an obvious leak.

12 years ago
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simonli2575

+Support

12 years ago
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Yaz

It seems like it would also help to keep the time duration on puzzle giveaways fairly short. Some seem to drag on forever, making it more likely that an answer will be leaked.

12 years ago
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mustapusta

Doesn't help if no one solves them in that short duration.

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Onomatopesha

I simply LOVE how commited you all are to the community, the sole fact that you are actually behind stuff like this, caring for a puzzle solution in the forum to be leaked is amazing :), thanks!!!!

12 years ago
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icewizard612

Can we have some sort of mandatory rule about what the giveaways are and what time they end in the opening posts?

12 years ago
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echoMateria
(Game Developer)

I agree. Not knowing what game this puzzle is about is very annoying. Or that it's ending before you have the time to solve anything.

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TheBigDawg

Especially when you need to e-mail the puzzle creator for the giveaway link.

12 years ago
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xProvidence

How about passworded giveaways?

Such as the person making the giveaway makes a post on the forum:
"XXX PUZZLE"
Where they post the description of the puzzle as well as the link:
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/XXXXX/mystery-prize
Now, the public display page only shows the entry box for the password and date ending. They may or may not include the puzzle in the description or any advanced information required if you win i.e. HOW you solved the puzzle.

Also how about sub-forums dedicated to puzzle giveaways?

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Pur3Bolt

how you solved the puzzle...ask the creator how he solved it, simple as that?
I don't think that anything will be affective here since everything would be leaked out unless if maybe the owner would have some special ability on protecting the giveaway

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Closed 12 years ago by lokonopa.